A new survey from the AI Policy Institute shows broad, bipartisan support for tighter oversight of advanced artificial-intelligence systems. In a poll of 1,007 likely voters conducted June 10–11, majorities in both parties favored mandatory government-run safety reviews before powerful models are released, with Republicans expressing even stronger backing than Democrats. Voters preferred regulated AI over outright bans when guardrails are part of the package, but said they would opt to ban AI rather than allow systems with no regulation at all. More than 60% of respondents want Washington—not tech firms—to set and enforce safety standards, and over 80% say companies shouldn’t build systems smarter than humans unless they can prove control. The findings arrive as the Trump administration pursues voluntary testing under a recent executive order and pressures leading labs: OpenAI limited GPT-5.6’s rollout at the government’s request, while Anthropic’s Mythos 5 was cleared for restricted access after earlier national-security concerns prompted the Commerce Department to take two models offline. AI’s political salience is rising, with heavy primary spending tied to regulation debates, and new Pew data suggesting Americans think AI is advancing too quickly.
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